Women's Ice Hockey World Championship 2016

	Ice Hockey World Championship for women
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	Winner: United States

The 19th Ice Hockey World Championships for women of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF were the ice hockey world championships of 2016 . Between February 29 and April 10, 2016, a total of 36 national teams took part in the five tournaments of the top division and divisions I to II. In addition, four national teams took part in a qualifying tournament for Division II B, which was held in December 2015 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia .

The world champion was the seventh time the United States team , which defeated Canada 1-0 in the final . The German team took first place in the tournament of Division IA and thus rose again to the top division, while Switzerland placed seventh in the relegation round. The national team of Austria reached third place in Division IA and came eleventh in the overall ranking of the world championship.

Overview of women's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Kamloops	28 Mar 2016 - Apr 4, 2016 0	8th	41,109	21st	1,957
Division IA	Aalborg	25th Mar 2016 - March 31 2016	6th	3,020	15th	201
Division IB	Asiago	0Apr 4, 2016 - Apr 10, 2016	6th	3,855	15th	257
Division II A	Bled	0Apr 2, 2016 - Apr 8, 2016 0	6th	5,035	15th	335
Division II B	Jaca	Feb. 29, 2016 - Mar. 6 2016 0	6th	7,633	15th	509
Division II B qualification	Sofia	0Dec 7, 2015 - Dec 10, 2015	4th	1,451	6th	241

Participants, venues and periods

• Top Division: March 28 to April 4, 2016 in Kamloops , British Columbia , Canada

  Participants: Finland , Japan , Canada , Russia , Sweden , Switzerland , USA (defending champions) , Czech Republic (promoted)         

• Division I.
  • Group A: March 25th to 31st, 2016 in Aalborg , Denmark

    Participants: Germany (relegated) , Denmark , France , Norway , Austria , Slovakia (promoted)       

  • Group B: April 4-10, 2016 in Asiago , Italy

    Participants: People's Republic of China , Italy , Kazakhstan (promoted) , Latvia (relegated) , Netherlands , Hungary        

• Division II
  • Group A: April 2-8 , 2016 in Bled , Slovenia

    Participants: Great Britain , North Korea (relegated) , Poland , South Korea , Croatia , Slovenia (promoted)       

  • Group B: February 29 to March 6, 2016 in Jaca , Spain

    Participants: Australia , Iceland , Mexico , New Zealand (relegated) , Spain , Turkey (promoted)       

• Qualification for Division IIB: December 7-10, 2015 in Sofia , Bulgaria

  • Participants: Bulgaria , Hong Kong , Romania (newcomer) , South Africa     

 Belgium renounced after relegation from Group B of Division II in the previous year to participate in the qualification for the same and did not report a team.

Top division

Women's World Cup 2016
Number of nations	8th
World Champion	United States
silver	Canada
bronze	Russia
Relegated	Japan
Venue (s)	Kamloops , British Columbia , Canada
opening	March 28, 2016
Endgame	April 4, 2016
spectator	41,109 (1,957 per game)
Gates	98 (4.67 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Emerance Maschmeyer
Best defender	Jenni Hiirikoski
Best striker	Hilary Knight
Most valuable player	Hilary Knight
Top scorer	Hilary Knight (9 points)

The top division of the world championship was held from March 28 to April 4, 2016 in the Canadian city ​​of Kamloops in the province of British Columbia . The game was played in the Sandman Center (5,464 seats) and the McArthur Island Center with 3,000 seats.

Eight national teams took part in the tournament, playing in two performance-graded groups of four teams each. The four semi-finalists from the previous year made up group A. The numbers in brackets indicate the positions in the IIHF world rankings .

Group A	Group B
USA (2)	Sweden (5)
Canada (1)	Switzerland (4)
Finland (3)	Japan (8)
Russia (6)	Czech Republic (9)

mode

After the group games in the preliminary round, the group first and second in group A qualified directly for the semi-finals. The third and fourth of the same group reached the quarter-finals. In group B, this applied to group first and second. The teams in the quarterfinals each played a qualifying game for participation in the semi-finals. The third and fourth in Group B contested a best-of-three round for seventh place and relegation to Division IA.

Venues

Kamloops , British Columbia
Sandman Center Capacity: 5,464	Kamloops World championship venue	McArthur Island Center Capacity: 3,000

Preliminary round

Group A

March 28, 2016 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Russia I. Gavrilova (31:44) A. Shibanova (31:44) I. Gavrilova (47:05)

3: 5 (0: 1, 2: 1, 1: 3) game report

Finland T. Niskanen (18:42) J. Hiirikoski (34:12) T. Niskanen (43:31) R. Savolainen (48:07) N. Tulus (50:35)

Sandman Center, Kamloops Spectators: 1,107

March 28, 2016 7:30 p.m.

USA H. Knight (49:58) B. Decker (53:55) H. Knight (59:40)

3: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 3: 1) game report

Canada L. Fortino (40:14)

Sandman Center, Kamloops spectators: 5,580

March 29, 2016 3:30 p.m.

Finland M. Karvinen (5:03)

1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) match report

USA H. Knight (19:02) J. Lamoureux-Davidson (35:09)

Sandman Center, Kamloops spectators: 1,149

March 29, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Canada R. Johnston (20:40) H. Krzyzaniak (23:07) J. Wakefield (23:42) M. Mikkelson (24:42) M. Mikkelson (25:20) H. Krzyzaniak (37:05) M .-P. Poulin (53:19) E. Clark (57:52)

8: 1 (0: 1, 6: 0, 2: 0) game report

Russia I. Gavrilowa (13:29)

Sandman Center, Kamloops Spectators: 4,453

March 31, 2016 3:30 p.m.

USA K. Coyne (5:07) M. Lamoureux (6:29) M. Keller (14:19) M. Lamoureux (44:54) S. Darkangelo (46:19) H. Knight (49:10) H. Knight (56:17) A. Pankowski (57:14)

8: 0 (3: 0, 0: 0, 5: 0) game report

Russia

Sandman Center, Kamloops Spectators: 1,323

March 31, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Canada M.-P. Poulin (1:04) R. Johnston (28:04) B. Jenner (33:35) J. Saulnier (34:33) J. Wakefield (36:06) J. Wakefield (58:18)

6: 1 (1: 0, 4: 1, 1: 0) game report

Finland P. Nieminen (28:22)

Sandman Center, Kamloops spectators: 4,234

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	3	3	0	0	0	13: 02	9
2.	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	13: 05	6th
3.	Finland	3	1	0	0	2	07: 09	3
4th	Russia	3	0	0	0	3	04:21	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: semi-final qualifier , quarter-final qualifier

Group B

March 28, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Switzerland C. Hüni (7:33) L. Stalder (31:50) P. Stänz (41:10) C. Hüni (47:04)

4: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report

Japan C. Ōsawa (18:22) Y. Hirano (49:47)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 1,000

March 28, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Sweden S. Küller (37:36) H. Olsson (41:22) O. Carlsson (59:52)

3: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1) game report

Czech Republic P. Herzigová (29:14) A. Lédlová (47:58)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 613

March 29, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Switzerland А. Müller (27:50)

1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Czech Republic T. Vanišová (21:53) T. Vanišová (23:11) S. Kolowratová (54:25)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 570

March 29, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Japan

0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

Sweden P. Winberg (40:59) E. Eliasson (45:33)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 612

March 31, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Czech Republic A. Polenská (39:19) A. Tejralová (47:48) K. Hymlarová (PS)

3: 2 afterwards (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Japan C. Ōsawa (4:55) M. Hori (49:57)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 782

March 31, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Sweden L. Johansson (4:21) A. Borgqvist (PS)

2: 1 n.P. (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Switzerland E. Raselli (4:21)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 874

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	3	2	1	0	0	7: 4	8th
2.	Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	1	8: 6	5
3.	Switzerland	3	1	0	1	1	6: 7	4th
4th	Japan	3	0	0	1	2	4: 9	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: quarter-final qualifier , relegation round qualifier

Relegation round

The relegation round was held in the best-of-three mode. This is where the third and fourth placed in Group B met. The team that won two out of a maximum of three games stayed in the World Cup group, the loser was relegated to Division IA.

April 1, 2016 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Switzerland A. Stiefel (6:59) C. Hüni (18:40) L. Stalder (22:36)

3: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0

Japan Y. Adachi (1:49)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 522

April 3, 2016 1 p.m.

Japan

0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2

Switzerland E. Raselli (8:50) A. Stiefel (31:16) L. Stalder (32:30) C. Hüni (59:22)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 791

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

United States

9

A4

Russia

4th

A4

Russia

0

B1

Sweden

1

A1

United States

1

A2

Canada

0

A2

Canada

5

A3

Finland

5

A3

Finland

3

3rd place match

B2

Czech Republic

0

A3

Finland

0

A4

Russia

1

Play for 5th place

B1

Sweden

4th

B2

Czech Republic

2

Quarter finals

April 1, 2016 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Russia W. Pawlowa (3:40) O. Sossina (8:49) T. Burina (24:49) O. Sossina (59:47)

4: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Sweden J. Olofsson (5:56)

Sandman Center, Kamloops Spectators: 1,126

April 1, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Finland R. Välilä (29:19) T. Niskanen (36:01) V. Hovi (39:37) M. Karvinen (42:07) M. Karvinen (54:27)

5: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report

Czech Republic

Sandman Center, Kamloops spectators: 1,256

Play for 5th place

April 3, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Sweden E. Udén Johansson (50:19) A. Borgqvist (51:58) L. Johansson (52:24) S. Küller (59:08)

4: 2 (0: 2, 0: 0, 4: 0) game report

Czech Republic A. Polenská (7:43) A. Polenská (9:40)

McArthur Island Center, Kamloops Spectators: 612

Semifinals

April 3, 2016 3:00 p.m.

USA K. Stack (6:59) J. Lamoureux-Davidson (7:36) M. Bozek (10:31) H. Knight (11:20) M. Duggan (19:44) J. Lamoureux-Davidson (25 : 01) B. Decker (37:36) K. Stack (39:35) H. Knight (41:23)

9: 0 (5: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report

Russia

Sandman Center, Kamloops spectators: 2,297

April 3, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Canada N. Spooner (12:40) M. Agosta (37:29) N. Spooner (45:38) B. Turnbull (56:56) N. Spooner (57:43)

5: 3 (1: 1, 1: 0, 3: 2) game report

Finland S. Valkama (7:00) M. Karvinen (55:42) S. Saari (59:27)

Sandman Center, Kamloops Spectators: 4,007

3rd place match

April 4, 2016 3:00 p.m.

Finland

0: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Russia O. Sossina (PS)

Sandman Center, Kamloops Spectators: 2,351

final

April 4, 2016 7:30 p.m.

USA A. Carpenter (72:30)

1: 0 a.d. (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Canada

Sandman Center, Kamloops spectators: 5,850

statistics

Best scorers

Source: IIHF; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Hilary Knight	United States	5	7th	2	9	+8	0
Christine Hüni	Switzerland	5	4th	5	9	+5	0
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson	United States	5	3	5	8th	+8	2
Lara Stalder	Switzerland	5	3	5	8th	+5	12
Rebecca Johnston	Canada	5	2	5	7th	+3	0
Monique Lamoureux	United States	5	2	5	7th	+7	4th
Natalie Spooner	Canada	5	3	3	6th	+3	2
Jennifer Wakefield	Canada	5	3	3	6th	+3	4th
Brianna Decker	United States	5	2	4th	6th	+5	2
Marie-Philip Poulin	Canada	5	2	4th	6th	+4	6th
Riikka Välilä	Finland	6th	1	5	6th	−4	0

Best goalkeepers

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded ; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	Min	SaT	GT	SVS	Sv%	GTS	SO
Alex Rigsby	United States	3	192: 30	72	1	71	98.61	0.31	2
Emerance Maschmeyer	Canada	3	191: 23	90	4th	86	95.56	1.25	0
Florence Schelling	Switzerland	5	303: 49	117	8th	109	93.16	1.58	1
Sara Grahn	Sweden	5	301: 52	101	8th	93	92.08	1.59	1
Meeri Räisänen	Finland	6th	346: 07	176	14th	162	92.05	2.43	1

Final placements

Pl.	team
1	United States
2	Canada
3	Russia
4th	Finland
5	Sweden
6th	Czech Republic
7th	Switzerland
8th	Japan

Title, promotion and relegation

World Champion USA

Nicole Hensley , Alex Rigsby , Jessie Vetter - Kacey Bellamy , Megan Bozek , Megan Keller , Monique Lamoureux , Emily Pfalzer , Michelle Picard , Lee Stecklein - Alex Carpenter , Kendall Coyne , Shiann Darkangelo , Brianna Decker , Meghan Duggan , Zoe Hickel , Hilary Knight , Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson , Annie Pankowski , Amanda Pelkey , Haley Skarupa , Kelli Stack , Dana Trivigno Coaching staff: Ken Klee , Brett Strot , Chris Tamer

Silver Canada

Erica Howe , Charline Labonté , Emerance Maschmeyer - Laura Fortino , Halli Krzyzaniak , Brigette Lacquette , Jocelyne Larocque , Meaghan Mikkelson , Lauriane Rougeau , Tara Watchorn - Meghan Agosta , Bailey Bram , Emily Clark , Sarah Davis , Brianne Jenner , Rebecca Johnston , Marie- Philip Poulin , Jamie Lee Rattray , Jillian Saulnier , Natalie Spooner , Blayre Turnbull , Jennifer Wakefield , Hayley Wickenheiser Coaching staff: Laura Schuler , Howie Draper , Dwayne Gylywoychuk

Bronze Russia

Nadezhda Morozova , Anna Prugowa , Marija Sorokina - Angelina Goncharenko , Alexandra Kapustina , Yekaterina Nikolayeva , Nina Pirogov , Anna Shibanova , Anna Schtschukina - Lyudmila Beljakowa , Tatjana Burina , Jelena Dergatschowa , Iya Gavrilova , Fanusa Kadirowa , Elina Mitrofanova , Valeriya Pavlova , Alevtina Schtarjowa , Jelena Silina , Galina Skiba , Jekaterina Smolenzewa , Jekaterina Smolina , Olga Sossina , Alexandra Wafina Coaching staff: Mikhail Chekanov , Vladislav Prodan , Yevgeny Scherbakow

Relegated to Division IA:	Japan
Promoted to the top division:	Germany

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Best goalkeeper	Emerance Maschmeyer	Canada
Best defender	Jenni Hiirikoski	Finland
Best striker	Hilary Knight	United States
Most valuable player	Hilary Knight	United States

All-Star Team

Attack:	Christine Hüni - Hilary Knight - Rebecca Johnston
Defense:	Monique Lamoureux - Jenni Hiirikoski
Goal:	Meeri Räisänen

Division I.

Group A in Aalborg, Denmark

2016 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Germany
Relegated	Slovakia
Venue (s)	Aalborg , Denmark
opening	March 25, 2016
Final day	March 31, 2016
spectator	3,020 (201 per game)
Gates	77 (5.13 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Caroline Baldin
Best defender	Josefine Hansen
Best striker	Laura Kluge
Top scorer	Laura Kluge (9 points)

venue

Aalborg , Denmark

Aalborg World championship venue

Venue

Gigantium capacity: 5,000

Exterior view of the giant

The Group A tournament of Division I took place from 25 to 31 March 2016 in Aalborg , Denmark . The games took place in the gigantium with a capacity of 5,000 .

March 25, 2016 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Norway A. Dalen (41:40)

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 3, 1: 0) game report

France M. Allemoz (17:34) M. Allemoz (28:21) E. Duvin (34:02) E. Passard (37:46)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 160

March 25, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Slovakia N. Gápová (7:41) I. Klimášová (32:54)

2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Germany N. Kamenik (12:42) L. Kluge (27:29) L. Kluge (30:08) M. Anwander (43:24)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 154

March 25, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Denmark J. Persson (8:11) J. Jakobsen (31:48) J. Gregersen (50:58)

3: 4 (1: 2, 1: 0, 1: 2) game report

Austria J. Weber (12:20) E. Beiter-Schwärzler (19:20) J. Weber (53:23) A. Meixner (59:14)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 316

March 26, 2016 1:00 p.m.

France C. Aurard (0:16) E. Duvin (21:18) L. Baudrit (27:48) G. Gendarme (50:41) L. Escudero (55:34)

5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Slovakia

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 97

March 26, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Germany J. Zorn (0:21) L. Kluge (5:50) Y. Rothemund (13:37)

3: 2 (3: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0) match report

Denmark J. Langsager (8:! 7) C. Densing (16:47)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 325

March 26, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Austria J. Weber (24:17) D. Altmann (52:20) J. Weber (56:40) D. Altmann (PS)

4: 3 n.P. (0: 3, 1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Norway L. Bialik (5:23) M. Henriksen (6:53) L. Bialik (8:47)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 173

March 28, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Slovakia L. Lučová (10:57)

1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) match report

Denmark M. Weis (18:27) S. Glud (21:50) S. Glud (34:24)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 325

March 28, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Austria E. Beiter-Schwärzler (52:09)

1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report

France M. Allemoz (5:13) M. Allemoz (42:58)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 130

March 28, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Germany C. Strobel (15:15) L. Kluge (30:00) M. Anwander (33:41)

3: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report

Norway

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 157

March 29, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Austria A. Lopez (14:59) E. Kantor (40:55) A. Meixner (56:18) E. Kantor (59:54)

4: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 3: 0) game report

Slovakia P. Gorecká (25:14)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 93

March 29, 2016 4:30 p.m.

France

0: 5 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 4) game report

Germany K. Spielberger (2:48) A. Lanzl (45:20) L. Kluge (46:46) L. Kluge (53:36) J. Zorn (59:59)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 155

March 29, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Denmark J. Jakobsen (3:17) J. Gregersen (5:12) J. Jakobsen (26:28)

3: 2 (2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Norway A. Dalen (16:36) A. Dalen (49:09)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 215

March 31, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Germany M. Anwander (45:39)

1: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report

Austria E. Beiter-Schwärzler (5:53) A. Meixner (13:06) T. Schafzahl (59:16)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 102

March 31, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Norway M. Fischer (28:34) M. Henriksen (32:07) A. Dalen (41:33) L. Aakre (61:44)

4: 3 a.d. (0: 1, 2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

Slovakia L. Lučová (10:55) L. Lučová (36:20) J. Kapustová (46:59)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 253

March 31, 2016 8:00 p.m.

France E. Passard (10:31) E. Passard (13:52) M. Allemoz (50:03) L. Parment (58:59)

4: 2 (2: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

Denmark M. Brix (6:48) J. Persson (33:05)

Gigantium, Aalborg spectators: 365

Best scorers
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Laura Kluge	5	6th	3	9	+4	2
Marion Allemoz	5	5	4th	9	+4	0
Manuela Anwander	5	3	6th	9	+3	0
Josefine Jakobsen	5	3	3	6th	−2	16
Emmanuelle Passard	5	3	3	6th	+3	2
Best goalkeepers
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	GTS	Sv%
Jennifer Harß	3	180: 00	2	2	0.67	96.23
Caroline Baldin	3	180: 00	4th	0	1.33	94.29
Lisa Jensen	4th	218: 33	6th	0	1.65	92.59

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Germany	5	4th	0	0	1	16: 07	12
2.	France	5	4th	0	0	1	15: 09	12
3.	Austria	5	3	1	0	1	16:10	11
4th	Denmark	5	2	0	0	3	13:14	6th
5.	Norway	5	0	1	1	3	10:17	3
6th	Slovakia	5	0	0	1	4th	07:20	1

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to the division IB

Division IA winning team

Division IA promoted Germany

Manuela Anwander , Monika Bittner , Marie Delarbre , Nicola Eisenschmid , Tanja Eisenschmid , Franziska Feldmeier , Anna-Maria Fiegert , Daria Gleißner , Rebecca Graeve , Jennifer Harß , Nina Kamenik , Bernadette Karpf , Laura Kluge , Sophie Kratzer , Andrea Lanzl , Ronja Richter , Yvonne Rothemund , Ivonne Schröder , Lisa Schuster , Kerstin Spielberger , Carina Strobel , Julia Zorn Head coach: Benjamin Hinterstocker    Assistant coach: Marco Dietzel , Andreas Jorde , Thomas Kettner

Group B in Asiago, Italy

2016 Women's World Cup, Division I, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Hungary
Relegated	Netherlands
Venue (s)	Asiago , Italy
opening	April 4, 2016
Final day	April 10, 2016
spectator	3,855 (257 per game)
Gates	76 (5.07 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Aniko Nemeth
Best defender	Bernadett Nemeth
Best striker	Aljona Fux
Top scorer	Aljona Fux (8 points)

venue

Asiago , Italy

Asiago World championship venue

Venue

Pala Hodegart Capacity: 3,000

Interior view of the Pala Hodegart

The tournament of Group B of Division I was held from April 4th to 10th 2016 in Asiago , Italy . The games took place in the 3,000-seat Pala Hodegart .

April 4, 2016 1:30 p.m. (local time)

Kazakhstan

2: 5 (2: 1, 0: 2, 0: 2) game report

Latvia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 40

April 4, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Hungary

2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) match report

Netherlands

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 320

April 4, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Italy

3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

People's Republic of China

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 480

April 5, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Latvia

2: 5 (0: 2, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

Hungary

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 70

April 5, 2016 5:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Kazakhstan

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 50

April 5, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Netherlands

2: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 700

April 7, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Netherlands

1: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report

People's Republic of China

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 50

April 7, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Kazakhstan

2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

Hungary

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 65

April 7, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Latvia

4: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 450

April 8, 2016 1:30 p.m.

Netherlands

3: 6 (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 4) game report

Kazakhstan

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 80

April 8, 2016 5:00 p.m.

People's Republic of China

1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2) game report

Latvia

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 40

April 8, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Hungary

4: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Italy

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 550

April 10, 2016 1:30 p.m.

People's Republic of China

3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report

Hungary

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 150

April 10, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Latvia

2: 4 (1: 3, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Netherlands

Pala Hodegart, Asiago spectators: 110

April 10, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Italy

2: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Kazakhstan

Pala Hodegart, Asiago Spectators: 700

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Hungary	5	4th	0	0	1	15:10	12
2.	Latvia	5	3	0	0	2	16:15	9
3.	Kazakhstan	5	2	0	1	2	13:14	7th
4th	Italy	5	1	1	1	2	11:13	6th
5.	People's Republic of China	5	2	0	0	3	10:10	6th
6th	Netherlands	5	1	1	0	3	11:14	5

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IA , relegated to Division IIA

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IA:	Japan
Promoted to the top division:	Germany
Relegated to Division IB:	Slovakia
Promoted to Division IA:	Hungary
Relegated to Division IIA:	Netherlands
Promoted to Division IB:	Poland

Division II

Group A in Bled, Slovenia

2016 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Poland
Relegated	Croatia
Venue (s)	Bled , Slovenia
opening	2nd April 2016
Final day	April 8, 2016
spectator	5,035 (335 per game)
Gates	120 (8.00 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Nicole Jackson
Best defender	Lee Kyou-sun
Best striker	Katarzyna Frąckowiak
Top scorer	Karolina Późniewska (14 goals)

The Group A tournament was held from April 2 to 8, 2016 in Bled , Slovenia . The games were played in the Hokejska dvorana with 1,736 places.

venue

Bled , Slovenia

Bled World championship venue

Venue

Hokejska dvorana Bled Capacity: 1,736

April 2, 2016 1:00 p.m. (local time)

South Korea

4: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

North Korea

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 200

April 2, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Great Britain

19: 1 (7: 1, 4: 0, 8: 0) game report

Croatia

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 210

April 2, 2016 8:30 p.m.

Slovenia

2: 9 (0: 4, 2: 5, 0: 0) match report

Poland

Hokejska dvorana, Bled Spectators: 540

April 3, 2016 1 p.m.

Great Britain

0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

South Korea

Hokejska dvorana, Bled Spectators: 245

April 3, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Croatia

1: 6 (1: 1, 0: 3, 0: 2) game report

Slovenia

Hokejska dvorana, Bled Spectators: 860

April 3, 2016 8:00 p.m.

North Korea

4: 9 (2: 3, 1: 2, 1: 4) match report

Poland

Hokejska dvorana, Bled Spectators: 205

April 5, 2016 1:00 p.m.

North Korea

8: 2 (2: 2, 2: 0, 4: 0) game report

Croatia

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 210

April 5, 2016 4:30 p.m.

South Korea

1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2) game report

Poland

Hokejska dvorana, Bled Spectators: 325

April 5, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Great Britain

6: 0 (3: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Slovenia

Hokejska dvorana, Bled Spectators: 670

April 7, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Poland

1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report

Great Britain

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 240

April 7, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Croatia

0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 3, 0: 1) game report

South Korea

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 200

April 7, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Slovenia

1: 8 (0: 2, 1: 3, 0: 3) game report

North Korea

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 430

April 8, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Poland

16: 0 (6: 0, 6: 0, 4: 0) game report

Croatia

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 100

April 8, 2016 4:30 p.m.

North Korea

0: 7 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report

Great Britain

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 150

April 8, 2016 8:00 p.m.

South Korea

3: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Slovenia

Hokejska dvorana, Bled spectators: 450

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Poland	5	4th	0	0	1	37: 09	12
2.	South Korea	5	4th	0	0	1	15: 03	12
3.	Great Britain	5	4th	0	0	1	34: 03	12
4th	North Korea	5	2	0	0	3	21:23	6th
5.	Slovenia	5	1	0	0	4th	09:27	3
6th	Croatia	5	0	0	0	5	04:55	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IB , relegated to Division IIB

Group B in Jaca, Spain

2016 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Australia
Relegated	Turkey
Venue (s)	Jaca , Spain
opening	February 29, 2016
Final day	March 6, 2016
spectator	7,633 (509 per game)
Gates	113 (7.53 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Alba Gonzalo
Best defender	Vanes Abrisqueta
Best striker	Alivia del Basso
Top scorer	Alivia del Basso (18 points)

The group B tournament was held from February 29 to March 6, 2016 in the Spanish city ​​of Jaca . The games took place in the 1,900-seat Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca .

venue

Jaca , Spain

Jaca World championship venue

Venue

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca Capacity: 1,900

Exterior view of the competition venue

February 29, 2016 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Turkey

2: 7 (0: 2, 2: 2, 0: 3) game report

Iceland

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca spectators: 120

February 29, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Mexico

2: 1 n.P. (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca spectators: 200

February 29, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Spain

11: 1 (6: 0, 4: 0, 1: 1) game report

New Zealand

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 850

March 1, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Australia

12: 0 (4: 0, 6: 0, 2: 0) game report

Turkey

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca spectators: 120

March 1, 2016 4:30 p.m.

New Zealand

2: 8 (1: 5, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Iceland

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 135

March 1, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Mexico

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report

Spain

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 650

March 3, 2016 1:00 p.m.

New Zealand

1:12 (0: 2, 1: 5, 0: 5) game report

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 132

March 3, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Mexico

6: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 2: 1) game report

Turkey

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca spectators: 550

March 3, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Spain

3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Iceland

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 1,050

March 5, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Iceland

2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Mexico

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 152

March 5, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Turkey

4: 7 (0: 1, 1: 1, 3: 5) game report

New Zealand

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 354

March 5, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Australia

4: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Spain

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca spectators: 1,600

March 6, 2016 1 p.m.

New Zealand

2: 5 (1: 2, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Mexico

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca spectators: 120

March 6, 2016 4:30 p.m.

Iceland

2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Australia

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca Spectators: 700

March 6, 2016 8:00 p.m.

Spain

8: 1 (2: 0, 4: 0, 2: 1) game report

Turkey

Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca spectators: 900

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Australia	5	4th	0	1	0	32: 06	13
2.	Spain	5	4th	0	0	1	26: 08	12
3.	Iceland	5	3	0	0	2	21:10	9
4th	Mexico	5	2	1	0	2	13: 09	8th
5.	New Zealand	5	1	0	0	4th	13:40	3
6th	Turkey	5	0	0	0	5	08:40	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIA , relegated to qualification for Division IIB

Ascent and descent

Relegated to Division IIA:	Netherlands
Promoted to Division IB:	Poland
Relegated to Division IIB:	Croatia
Promoted to Division IIA:	Australia
Relegated to qualification for Division IIB:	Turkey
Promoted to Division IIB:	Romania

Qualification for Division IIB

2016 Women's World Cup, Division II, Group B - Qualification
Number of nations	4th
Climbers	Romania
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	December 7, 2015
Final day	December 10, 2015
spectator	1,451 (241 per game)
Gates	50 (8.33 per game)
Top scorer	Estelle Claudia Ip (11 points)

The qualification for Group B of Division II was held from December 7th to 10th, 2015 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace.

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

View of the Winter Sports Palace (right)

December 7, 2015 4:00 p.m. (local time)

South Africa

3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Romania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 100

December 7, 2015 7:30 p.m.

Bulgaria

2: 9 (1: 2, 1: 3, 0: 4) match report

Hong Kong

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 350

December 8, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Hong Kong

3: 5 (2: 1, 1: 2, 0: 2) game report

Romania

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 100

December 8, 2015 7:30 p.m.

South Africa

7: 3 (2: 1, 3: 2, 2: 0) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 250

December 10, 2015 4:00 p.m.

Hong Kong

3: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 111

December 10, 2015 7:30 p.m.

Romania

8: 3 (3: 1, 2: 1, 3: 1) game report

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 540

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Romania	3	2	0	1	0	15: 09	7th
2.	Hong Kong	3	2	0	0	1	15: 09	6th
3.	South Africa	3	1	1	0	1	12: 08	5
4th	Bulgaria	3	0	0	0	3	08:24	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shootout , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division IIB

Ascent and descent

Relegated to qualification for Division IIB:	Turkey
Promoted to Division IIB:	Romania

See also

• 2016 U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup
• Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2016
• Ice Hockey World Cup 2016 for the U20 Juniors
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2016 for the U18 juniors

Web links

• Official website of the top division
• Official website of Division IA
• Official website of Division IB
• Official website of Division IIA
• Official website of Division IIB

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ice hockey: German women make promotion perfect early. In: sport1.de. March 29, 2016, accessed April 1, 2016 . 
2. ↑ iihf.com, Scoring Leaders
3. ^ ^{A b} MVP goes to Knight - Two Americans, two Finns on all-star team. International Ice Hockey Federation , April 4, 2016, accessed April 5, 2016 .